“The AMD Radeon HD 8800M, HD 8700M, HD 8600M and HD 8500M GPUs are graphics powerhouses, ideal for users who are seeking to upgrade their existing notebook and want a superior, industry-leading graphics experience. Whether on-the-go, at work or at home, the AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series meets the everyday demands of any user.”

As previously detailed, the Radeon HD 8000M series shipping consist of Radeon HD 8800M, HD 8700M, HD 8600M and HD 8500M GPUs and faster variants based on the Venus, Neptune and Sun architecture are to be expected for arrival in Q2 2013. Complete specifications of the Radeon HD 8000 Mobile ‘Solar System’ series can be found here.

Stable, Reliable, Feature Rich: The AMD Catalyst Technology is designed to allow users to control every aspect of their GPU and ensure hardware stability, as well as enabling them to unlock new features and improvements with each driver release.

AMD To Ship Radeon HD 8000 Desktop GPUs with OEM PCs

AMD has also announced the availability of Radeon HD 8000 Desktop GPUs through OEMs only. Earlier today, Lenovo leaked the first details of the Radeon HD 8950 3 GB graphics card. It isn’t known if the OEM Radeon HD 8000 series are fully enabled Sea Island series parts based on the Bonaire, Hainan, Curacao chips which were leaked a day ago or rebrands of the current GCN based HD 7000 series family. The codenames of the actual Sea Islands Radeon HD 8000 Desktop Family can be found below:

As expected, the OEM parts won’t be available until Q2 2013 which gives us a hint about the real Sea Islands Radeon HD 8000 series launch schedule. Possible Specifications of the Desktop Sea Islands lineup can be found here.